the cdc now announces that the average life expectancy for a white woman in the united states is 80.5 years, and for a black woman or hispanic woman, 76.1 years. the difference is because black and hispanic people have been socially disadvantaged and also economically disadvantaged. they are also genetically more likely to get certain diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. now, one of the fastest-growing groups in the nation are centenarians, those who are 100 and above, and those over 85. the other good news is that the gender gap is closing, so men and women are starting to live equally long, which i consider really good news. it was 7.8 years difference in 1979 and it's 5.3 years difference in 2005. now, by the way the men who live the longest are the ones who hang around with good women. all right? now, the good news is, old age does not need to be synonymous with disability and disease. what you want to do is die young as late as possible. [ laughter ] and we know -- you know this -- 50 is the new 40. 60 is the new 50. i also think that 20 is the new 10. that's why there ar